Kodama of the East Tree + Ghost Town + Arid Mesa + Curse of the Restless Dead

4-card combo · BG

Verdict

Yes — this 4-card loop converts a single fetchland activation into infinite landfall triggers, infinite zombies, and infinite colorless mana on any opponent's turn.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$7.98

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Popularity

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Format

Commander

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Arid Mesa's fetch triggers both Kodama of the East Tree and Curse of the Restless Dead; Kodama puts Ghost Town onto the battlefield for free, and Ghost Town immediately bounces itself back to hand, resetting the loop each iteration while Curse of the Restless Dead mints a Zombie token on every entry. The combo only fires on an opponent's turn because Ghost Town's return-to-hand ability requires it — the Golgari reanimator and landfall shells that run Kodama as a primary engine are the natural home.

How it works

Prerequisites

It is not your turn. There is a land card in your library that can be fetched using Arid Mesa. Your life total is at least 2.

Steps

Fetch a land using Arid Mesa.
When the fetched land enters, Curse of the Restless Dead and Kodama trigger.
Resolve the Kodama trigger, putting Ghost Town from your hand onto the battlefield.
When Ghost Town enters, Kodama and Curse of the Restless Dead trigger.
Holding priority, activate Ghost Town's first abiltiy by tapping it, adding .
Activate Ghost Town's second ability by paying , returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
Resolve the Curse of the Restless Dead from step 4, creating a token.
When the token enters, Kodama triggers, putting Ghost Town from your hand onto the battlefield.
When Ghost Town enters, Curse of the Restless Dead triggers.
Repeat from step 5.

Result

Infinite ETB; Infinite colorless mana; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite landfall triggers

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

Any fetchland works in Arid Mesa's slot — Verdant Catacombs, Windswept Heath, or Marsh Flats all trigger the same chain as long as a fetchable land remains in the library. The zombie tokens from Curse of the Restless Dead are the default win, but pairing the infinite landfall with Scute Swarm or Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait as an alternate payoff converts the engine into an entirely different line if Curse is removed.

Kodama of the East Tree + Ghost Town + Arid Mesa + Curse of the Restless Dead

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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